湖北省武汉市2023届高三下学期二月调研考试英语试卷（含音频）.pdf

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1、武汉市2023届高中毕业生二月调研考试英语试卷本试题卷共12页，67题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后，用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力（共 两 节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你

2、将有两分钟的时间将试卷，上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:How much is the shirt?A.&19.15.B.&9.18.C.E9.15.答案是C。听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍

3、。听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。1.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At a train station.B.At the airport.2.What does the woman mean?A.She feels upset.B.She is starving.3.How will the woman catch her flight?A.By car.B.By subway.,4.What*s the girFs attitude towards her high school life?A.Confident.B.

4、Anxious.5.What are the speakers probably talking about?A.An investigation.B.An interview.第二节（共 1 5 小题;每小题1.5分;满分22.5分）C.At the post office.C.She ate too much.C.By bus.C.Negative.C.A job.6.What happens to the meeting?A.It is canceled.B.It is postponed.7.Who will inform everyone of the change?A.Sven.B

5、.Anna.C.It is advanced.C.Paul.听第7 段材料，回答第8 9 题。8.What happened to the man?A.He lost his textbooks.B.He went to the wrong class.C.He was attracted by the lecture.9.How does the woman probably feel?A.Impatient.B.Guilty.听第8 段材料，回答第10至 12题。10.What is Windy doing now?A.Taking notes.B.Making orders.11.Wha

6、t is lan responsible for?A.Marketing.B.Ordering.12.What will Windy do next?A.Change her email address.B.Print a document.听第9 段材料，回答第13至 16题。C.Relieved.C.Meeting her colleagues.C.Communications.C.Seek help.13.Why does Ben call Susan?A.For instructions.B.For company.,14.How can Ben get the DVD out?C.F

7、or comfort.A.By pushing the button hard.B.By pushing the button several times.C.By pushing the button for several seconds.15.What is Ben probably doing?A.Fixing the cooker.B.Preparing a party.C.Tidying the garage.16.Whafs the probable relationship between the speakers?A.A teacher.B.A host.C.A writer

8、.18.When was the construction of the Panama Canal restarted?A.In 1881.B.In 1904.C.In 1914.19.Which country controlled the Panama Canal since the 21th century?A.Panama.B.France.C.The United States.A.Strangers.B.Friends.听 第 10段材料，回答第17至 20题。17.What is the speaker?C.Roommates.20.What do we know about t

9、he Panama Canal?A.It was extended in 2016.B.It is a naturalpurpose.waterway.C.It is for military第二部分阅读理解（共 两 节，满分50分）第一节（共 15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABen Miller is a British actor,as well as a productive writer for children.Here,he shares hisfavorite books.King Arthur

10、and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn GreenI loved reading when I was little.My parents were both English teachers,and our home wasfull of books.Dickens was a family favorite.But the book that really fired my imagination wasKing Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lance

11、lyn Green.Buy King Arthur and His Knighl of the Round Table hereDiary of a Nobody by George and Weedon GrossmithIm a fool for a classic,and Im so glad I finally managed to finish Diary of a Nobody byGeorge and Weedon Grossmith.Put simply,its the funniest book Fve ever read,with text byGeorge and ill

12、ustrations by Weedon.Buy Diary of a Nobody hereExhalation by Ted ChiangIts never too late to have your life changed by a book,and it happened to me again recentlywhen I read Ted Chiang*s collection Exhalation.Story of Your Life,one of the best in it,inspiredthe sci-fi alien visitation classic Arriva

13、l.I love that too,but each and every piece in Exhalation isits match in imagination.Buy Exhalation hereBen Millers new book The Night We Got Stuck in a Story is available now.*This post contains some links,so we may earn a small amount of money when you make apurchase through links on our site at no

14、 additional cost to you.21.Who wrote the book Ben Miller considers the most amusing?A.Dickens.B.Roger Lancelyn Green.C.Ted Chiang.D.George and Weedon Grossmith.22.Which category does the book Exhalation most likely fall in?A.Fairy tale.B.Poetry.C.Science fiction.D.Comics.23.Whats the main puipose of

15、 the text?A.To advertise some books.B.To attract new subscriptions.C.To recommend a famous actor.D.To share Millefs reading habits.BDuring 20 years of stacking（码放）shelves with goods at his familys supermarket inPollenca on the Spanish island of Mallorca,Jose Luis-Reig,known as Pep,never gave a thoug

16、htto the academic world.It was only when visiting the classrooms and passages of mainlanduniversities with his two teenage daughters that he suddenly felt himself at home among the booksand atmosphere of learning.After school Pep had intended to do a degree in biology at Barcelona University but had

17、 beencalled on to help run the family business instead.But the question of Whats my role in life?still kept coming back to him.It wasnt until ayear later that the answer suddenly struck him.When he was at school,other children would cometo him with their problems.He developed a reputation and so was

18、 invited onto local radio,wherethe interviewer said,Youre like a young psychologist.Pep was no stranger to change.The family business had originally been a sawmill（锯木厂）,but when Pep,then 27,was asked if he wanted to take over,he decided to transform the mill intothe town*s first supermarket.One day

19、in the shop,what the radio presenter said came back to him.After running the ideapast his family,he applied to university in Palma to study psychology and,aged 46,was accepted.“I had to get used to being much older than all the other students,“he says.In fact,I wasolder than my professor.But I belie

20、ve disadvantages can always be advantages.And I ended uphelping the others because Id had more life experience that carries psychological impact,whichcould reflect classroom theory.Pep came top of his year and impressed his tutors so much that he was offered a jobresearching and teaching,which he st

21、ill does while studying for a masters in neuropsychology.Now 52,and still in the job,he adds,My only regret is not having done it earlier.24.What can we know about Pep in the first paragraph?A.He felt relaxed in the academic atmosphere.B.He visited his daughters1 universities frequently.C.He support

22、ed his daughters by arranging shelves.D.He never quit the thought of going to mainland colleges.25.What was Peps answer to the question of his role in life?A.To win a reputation.B.To study psychology.C.To take over his family business.D.To cure children of their problems.26.What inspired Pep to appl

23、y to the university in Palma at 46?A.His pursuit of a better career.B.The radio presenters comment.C.His classmates encouragement.D.The proposal of the family members.27.Which quality might have helped Pep a lot in the university?A.Integrity.B.Self-discipline.C.Sensitivity.D.Optimism.CHave you ever

24、seen one of the many videos of an elephant grabbing a paintbrush,putting it inpaint,and producing a painting similar to something a 5-year-old could create?While watchingan elephant paint is an amazing sight,we cant help but wonder whether the training methods andresults reflect animal cruelty.A 201

25、4 study on four captive（圈养的）Asian elephants at the Melbourne Zoo in Australiasought to identify stress-related behaviors around the activity of painting.While the researchersfound that the elephants had a neutral response to painting-not stressful,nor enriching-it seemedthat when an elephant was not

26、 selected to paint,it displayed non-interactive behavior.This is seenas a possible signal of stress in the animals.In addition,PETA,a famous animal rights group,has cited several American zoos that useharmful training methods to get elephants to paint,perform tricks,play instruments,and more.Notever

27、y zOO that organizes elephant painting uses aggression（攻击）to encourage the elephants.However,PETA argues that animal shelters should not force animals to do tricks at all.Activist organizations warn that elephants can undergo extreme discomfort in the trainingprocess.Furthermore,many of the painting

28、 elephants are very young,at an age where they shouldstill be with their mothers.It raises questions about whether theres a chance they were caught forthe express purpose of performing,or if they could somehow be restored to a return to the wild.It is difficult to support any kind of trained behavio

29、r that differs greatly from a wild animaFsnatural tendencies.The role of a shelter,ideally,is to allow an animal to live as close to its normallife as possible,perhaps with an eye to returning the animal to the wild;teaching them to paintdoes not seem to align with that target,particularly if its no

30、t a learned behavior that the animalwould be willing to do independently.28.What can be safely concluded from the 2014 study?A.Researchers didnt collect solid evidence.B.Painting promoted elephants*interaction.C.Negative effects of painting were confirmed.D.Elephants made strong responses to paintin

31、g.29.What is a concern of activist organizations?A.Complexity of the training process.B.Purposes of elephants performance.C.Daily activities of captive elephants.D.Potential for elephants*return to nature.30.What does the underlined phrase“align with*in the last paragraph mean?A.Wander off.B.Set up.

32、C.Consist with.D.Go against.31.What might be the best title for the text?A.How PETA Helps?B.Why Animal Rights?C.Should Elephants Paint?D.Should Elephants live in captivity?DIt is reported that rail industry bosses are planning to phase out paper train tickets and shutalmost 1 ,000 station ticket off

33、ices in England.The government says nothing has been decided.But the transport secretary,Grant Shapps,points out some stations sell only a handful of ticketseach week and the vast majority of transactions（交易）have moved online.Regardless of the outcome of the plan,the direction of travel is clear.In

34、the name ofmodernization and cost-cutting,station ticket offices are likely to follow many high street bank,branches and rural post offices into memory.For those who have grown used to the advantages oforganizing travel via a smartphone,there will be little to mourn（哀I卓）.But for people withoutonline

35、 access or skills,another small social barrier will have emerged.A recent report estimatedthat around 6%of households-1.5m homes-have no internet access.Millions more of usremain irregular and unconfident users of the internet.Most likely,as digital technology becomesthe gatekeeper to everyday life,

36、a significant minority risks being left behind.The shift online is unavoidable,but its fallout needs to be managed with more care.Technology should not be allowed to drive people to the side of their own lives,as anecdotalevidence suggests is increasingly the case.Ros Altmann,the former pensions min

37、ister,recentlywrote of being contacted by an elderly woman who no longer drives to her local park,because shecannot download the car parking app required.The debate over ticket offices offers an opportunity to reflect more broadly on the increasingrole of technology in our social landscape.Clearly,m

38、uch more needs to be invested in helpingmarginalized（边缘化的）groups gain easy online access.Alternative offline options must bemaintained for important services.Contactabie telephone numbers and staffed public access pointsshould always be available.This will cost more.But that is the price of being fa

39、ir to those whofind themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide.29.What is a concern of activist organizations?A.Complexity of the training process.B.Purposes of elephants1 performance.C.Daily activities of captive elephants.D.Potential for elephants return to nature.30.What does the underlin

40、ed phrase“align with”in the last paragraph mean?A.Wander off.B.Set up.C.Consist with.D.Go against.31.What might be the best title for the text?A.How PETA Helps?B.Why Animal Rights?C.Should Elephants Paint?D.Should Elephants live in captivity?32.What forces the rail industry to phase out paper train

41、tickets?A.Costs of internet access.B.Closure of station ticket offices.C.Sharp decline of offline transactions.D.Governments efforts to digitize the industry.33.Which of the following might fall victim to the plan?A.Rural post offices.B.Irregular internet users.C.Unconfident households.D.High Street

42、 bank branches.34.How does the author clarify his opinion in paragraph 3?A.By giving an example.B.By making a comparison.C.By citing research data.D.By offering statistical analysis.35.What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?A.Taking the digital divide fairly.B.Maintaining a diversity of

43、service.C.Investing more in public transport.D.Slowing down the pace of modernization.第二节（共 5 小题;每小题2.5分，满 分 12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。With New Y ear approaching,year-end reviews dominate the airwaves.36 Lose tenpounds?Read a book a month?However,I*ve never given much thought to

44、 New Year*s resolutions.I make intentions instead.It means setting ones purpose toward a path instead of action towardspecific behaviors.And more than that,Fm setting them in a framework（框架）that will givethem wings.Set time,not goalsA wise friend once told me“Do not set a result as the goal.Set the

45、time in which you do thethings you want to do,For example,I usually tell myself I should write more.37.Then,I realize it would be better to set my intention to write and the time to write,say,from 8:30 a.m.to11:30 a.m.Take advantage of the Premack PrincipleThe Premack,principle is a behavioral strat

46、egy that states that the presence of ahigh-probability behavior can make a low-probability behavior more likely.38.So,nowthat Ive set my intention to write and the time to write,I can link it to a high-probability behavior,such as dropping my kids off at school in the morning.The point is that it ge

47、ts theaction rolling without much thought or self-motivating talk.3940Let*s face it,no matter how much you set an intention,if theres no enjoyment once you start,it will likely fall by the wayside.So,find a path you enjoy that will bring the same results.In truth,I hate exercising,but,luckily,I walk

48、 my dog.A lovely way to exercise,go out in nature,enjoycompanionship,and meet people!A.Face your intention directlyB.One intention,multiple pathsC.Over time,it becomes routine as wellD.But the result proves far from satisfactoryE.Perhaps most are also making new year resolutionsF.Resolutions seem to

49、 hold people prisoners rather than free themG.In other words,to enact a new behavior,attach it to a well-established behavior第三部分语言 知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共 15小题;每小题1分，满 分 15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Like most people,I have to work for a living.We have a bank loan,and other 41 we

50、haveto pay.But I certainly dont have a 9-5 42.I decided long ago that I could not 43 fixedworking hours for a big company and I certainly wasnt suitable to 44 in an office day in andday out.I work 45 as a writer,garden designer,and sustainability consultant.Many days,Iwork long hours,but I have a lo